New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
GENERAL POWELDS CANDIDACY FALLS
FLAT.
DEMOCRATIC DIssENsIONs-TRYING TO APPROVE
CLEvELAND-G OvERHoR FoRAKER's BRILLIANT

CANVASS.
COLUMBUS, Ohio Oct 16.-General Powell tho Demo
cratic candidate for Governor has now been ac'ey ao
work the stump for nearly month, and has made
great many speeches. He was advertised as great
orator before his nomination. and his irienos 'i"'"
that he would make brilliant and aggressive ehVass'
He nominated with The belief on the par' Oh inc
convention. that he would lead the party 10 victory IN
Ohio by the sheer force Of his individual aplhtS anu
energy great deal expected OF nm ana inc MS
appointment that has followed his failure as campaign
sneaker and aggressive candidate Is c0ricspohuhRy
large and sorrOwfu General Powell mas J" ho "''o
met the expectations Of his own party. ii9 sPe''"
have created neither political sentiment nor enthusiasm"
lie has no magnetism and repeats pretty huc" 'no '
speech at every meeting in slow, raSpns' h'S' tome
that cannot possibly charm or interest an '"ucnoc "
the strong Democratic county OF Auglale' "h'ic ''o
Republicans have total vote of only Low ono :" WI,
Powels meetings held at the county s'd' anu ""'
been widely advertised for ten days. Inc "e''ne was
fine and the city full of people The speeches "elc o
in the opera house which has seating capacity Oh oov
The honse was two-thrds full and before Nr' r""ci'
had spoken thirty minutes than one huhuTc'
people had left the meeting. lie cannot h"iu All ""i-
encc and il is u matter of almost daily o''''"' WI
half his listeners to drop out while 'e II sPv"NIH
The failure OF Mr. Powell upon the stump mas uoo" o
come 80 apparent that the Democratic state committee
has employed correspondent TO accomrah! MN i"' ''
purpose OF sending radiant accounts OF MS heo'nH "
such Democratic papers in the will receive ana
uso them.
The effort of Mr. Powell in all of his speeches is to
make the Ohio campai IN national III ia scope nc APP
pears ON the stump the personal eulogs of president
Cleveland He devo:es about thirty minutes e"o" u"S W
the task OF praising Mr. Cleveland, and his speech IL
largely given comparisons and contrasts between tue
Administration Of Governor Foraker and that oil Ire'i
dent Cleveland Mr.. rOwels opening stateineh' III no
nuniles il: Grover Cleveland mas gwen inns
country the bc, Administration that it has everhad Gov
ernor Foraker the state OF Ono the very WORST
Administration that has ever had Then re pegs LOT
an Endorsement OF the Cleveland Administration ana
that the way signify ones approval OF inc Itc'
dent 10 vote the Democratic ticket.
The Democratic speakers IN ONO this fall MAKE
great 10 over what they pleased To can war
taxes" Iill told his audience hiGh' OF
two that the policy of the Kep ubican party OH INC
tax que ,on to have whiskcy free and I" impose
heavy duty on sugar The statements OF Democratic
speakers in the country towns are shameiuy uai' '"
misleading They attempt 20 Impose upon iheir HS'cer
and repeat exaggerated statements and ghoiou N'd'c
ments - them. Tho Indications arr th't Mr. fowei ana
some OF the other Democratic sp. ..,'s have harmed
and considerably shA'n ila eoniiehcr oil
the public in themselves 10y thcir ci"' stt nnr"hi"
Tho Ohio Democrats re 1ta''f 'e Tx upon
common line of action in reference - IN tLrlh '''
ton The party Is almost evenly Ill ylicl @it l"rh'p'
ght IndcrInoc OF effective aitj N TIC 81 c "i
free trade. Frank Iurd William iii. j. A. smith and
j.
District are the bc,. Advocates 81 fc" ira ic notions "a
OHIO. Hard AMI Cultivate are the brightest ~ 'h"
young DcmpcIatic l ers nnl ihcy ave ANXIOUS p law
their party after thcm Io The camp 81 Sac r If4'T>
VI H. Iarcr. of VI m-!cil member % tnc Dean ct'.ic
state COMMITTEES AL ol the liberal contributors %.
moncy to the clmpli und - pronounced free 'rlc
enthusiast. lie l. lcti'c man ani i h""4'ns Tie
state with face tIlIc literature ihIt bears Tho I'p-
and authority o. the HcaocrGiio state '"nr''''"
George l. Cou,cfsc VI 4 I1rtn 4 !. Warner ard o'hsr
Democrats Of mpgl than Sia;r rpa'on pro-" IN nc
other hand ,tro's lie, ol iu the psncirs at ly
protective tam They want 10 r'"e SOM en- "'ir"
mont to home nlu,tuc.. bat a"t ton nr"t" Nh' iir,
mean 10y too mica " yet Ia be denuci 80 the
Democratic wpgA.a.incr are - n nnhirit i"le VI
mind Mr. Converse comes I'- ole aar n1t t".l' irhi
that lrce trade low wa..s ard rLnttd ruia VIZ.
Hartor nppcaf- rcos nr tells tn"n that r'c
abundance of w"tN Ihc Ic7Te can sclrc'r in n" go
The lmPre--"i 'nt nc u .-'. Iili,,' WI. 49,.
posed az oh "ucn ,n.j li-i'" % re Nv" r"lH '' I'D
cate SPEAKER. The b,-o,f.ur "If.-'tisn s . '
Dcca.po II b. lp,in'cic ami dishonest.
The peoIlc Of onto cp not forsci ~ha NJ. Powell AMI
/ bs5clnjidAc> moan. Ia I-7' NJ Powell vs. ih'
year the Democrats tnrd to steal the cement A'.eI
hy the practice Of hs moss osir,; o d,1 ,r'
state. Mr. Powell could harlIy ave h'ipcI hn"Nl
cannon ecrucy thu wore lr.rt,d aud after tho
day of election. bu no Las dci"n Cd sbici Jed AMI APP
PAR. nrlr sytn allied with tie clique OF criminals Mo
n.rigat,i an performed the 'sr'fict lie NJ ~" ct
denied hi- and a. J., III mait'r 81 rcn"tl vi Iylt't
he tally sheet altered IN ttis city 'nd -"S as
changed 10 JO- AMI other i'fcs were ir-oiirr 7" ~
orirr 90 elect the p.inu'r4tir mrulct- Of IN" h'Heill
/ Asse.nbly Mr. Powell VS. 90 closely connected WIN
tho pr--ors WHO sought 90 lrnlf li filucs dGhh me
election laws Al known a." be- M rhch frequent con
suaion wlth ibc1 that lie Ia. hnd 10 share The hih
/ Of their niguiies
sir Powell va ono OF the urn who he'rdyed ca ~
afnr Thurman ~ the Naii0 al Democratic Convention ~
1881 aud he been Denounced IN ilt Drir"'i aiic
/ piu,rs "A. u traitor 90 the ola Ecin,n.' 1hc con
rucuco hat SIR Thurman has fthen ." pm IN ma
,impaicu and VIII only maAe "nr speech 'r 'i' h rce
/ ton.
The Republican campaign II being conlurt'c "i a
co % del of spirit lhr state IS we'll "rrantfcd 'h me
parfy has no So cutri.t-si The 'l' r7i
ight VIII Tor majority Of tie t'cnrfI ~" inpf.
The Democrats have practically maze ia'ph WIN uo
Union il,cr party ~ Cincinnati ard u hli"n County
TIC PURPOSE OF 'cotinr The Ialrf ers ' 80 u Vel
The Democrats Laye long stnre 90 tnionei an n"l "i
cleriing then ic -afisr ticket Dr. hamilton b -
/ AMI ih,v will b. Disappointed la the ll'ei i'DoI
ti,lct- not REGARDED wlih 'or In ONO ms year
Gusc.uor iakcr is W bias Do t@ii i''n NJ fi."h'.
/ canvas. lis sporctc, Rfc -tl"nr nhHf"fiU piu '"
uucai Re las already spoken ~ iw"ntN COUNTIES ana
viii SPEAK twice 'rv 10y uuill the SIN 0f Nnvruht
Governor Foraker las steadily u.s. th orator. ana
nov re Inir gcncri declared To hc on" ~ me most
-uccesslu Inliucd speakers that ONO nos ever pro
ducc, lie VaS d ttnrt three hour, ~ itllWAy acc
dent tho othr night nnd thr audience wtei fJt NM u
was 10 ocluok At ni-lt vixen hc stepped on The plat
form, and Il after midi'h when he stopped speak
ng 80 one cft he crowded hail, and " WA Hp"kr OF
hv n,av the f.os enthusiastic meeting that they had